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West Virginia sees active COVID cases approach 1K

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia have pushed back to near 1,000, according to the latest update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. There were 394 new cases received since the previous update on Wednesday, bringing the total to 971 on Thursday morning. At the start of the week on Monday, there were 624. Active cases in local counties Thursday (Wednesday) were: Calhoun, 2 (4); Doddridge, 6 (5); Gilmer, 7 (7); Jackson, 17 (12); Pleasants, 3 (3); Ritchie, 4 (1); Roane, 7 (5); Tyler, 5 (8); Wetzel, 15 (13); and Wirt, 2 (2); Wood, 44 ...

Justice ready to lift state of emergency prompted by COVID-19

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s state of emergency for COVID-19 will end nearly three years since Gov. Jim Justice first issued the order, but the proclamation ending the state of emergency was issued quietly nearly 20 days ago taking many by surprise. According to a proclamation issued ...

Active COVID cases climb in West Virginia as new variants increase

CHARLESTON — Another Wood County resident was among the people whose deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Wednesday’s update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The number of active cases and hospitalizations increased, with the state’s coronavirus czar saying new, more infectious variants are likely the cause. An 80-year-old Wood County man was among six deaths reported Wednesday, following a 93-year-old woman from Wood County on Tuesday. Other deaths announced Wednesday ranged from a 56-year-old Harrison County woman to a 95-year-old Braxton County ...

Eleven COVID deaths reported

CHARLESTON — Eleven deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Tuesday’s update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, including a 93-year-old Wood County woman. It was the 367th death attributed to the virus in Wood County since the start of the pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. The oldest reported death was of a 103-year-old man from Nicholas County, while the youngest were 51 years old, a man from Fayette County and a woman from Marshall County. COVID deaths in the state now stand at 7,605. “We send our sincere condolences to these families for ...

West Virginia registers just over 600 active COVID-19 cases

CHARLESTON — There were 624 active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia Monday, the first update in five days due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The total was down from 664 on Wednesday, the day of the last report from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. Active cases in local counties Monday (Wednesday) were: Calhoun, 2 (2); Doddridge, 3 (0); Gilmer, 1 (4); Jackson, 10 (10); Pleasants, 3 (6); Ritchie, 0 (3); Roane, 7 (7); Tyler, 5 (3); Wetzel, 10 (6); and Wirt, 2 (1); Wood, 29 (28). No deaths were attributed to the virus in Monday’s report, although there can be a delay ...

West Virginia reports four new COVID deaths; active cases remain below 700

CHARLESTON — Statewide active cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus remained under 700 on Wednesday while another four residents were confirmed as deaths from the virus, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported. The department in its Wednesday morning pandemic update said there were 664 active cases, up from the 637 posted in Tuesday’s report. The state also reported 249 new cases of the virus were received in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. While there are more yellow counties on the County Alert System Map, which is based on ...